College Football
#8

Alabama Crimson Tide

SEC · 5-2

Bryant-Denny Stadium · 101,821 seats

Alabama Crimson Tide rank #8 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.133 points per play (Elo 1742), a 5-2 record in the SEC, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.133
#8 in FBS
Offense
+0.068
higher is better
Defense
-0.065
lower is better
SOS
+0.071
mean opp. rating
Elo
1742
Off EPA/play
+0.082
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.072
lower is better
Off success
+0.030
Def success
-0.020
Off explosive
+0.023
Def explosive
-0.000
Rush EPA
+0.072
offense
Pass EPA
+0.094
offense
Pts / drive
3.25
9.8 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.79
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Alabama's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.108

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.141

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.032

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production26%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+2.22σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-6.1 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.140.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsEast CarolinaW 48–10———
2@KentuckyW 45–17———
3vsFlorida StateW 50–36———
4vsSouth CarolinaW 49–18———
5@Mississippi StateW 56–23———
6vsGeorgiaL 17–20———
7@TennesseeL 10–26———
8vsTexas A&MOct 24———
10@LSUNov 7———
11@VanderbiltNov 14———
12vsChattanoogaNov 21———
13vsAuburnNov 28———